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Sebastià Alzamora I Martín
Sebastià Alzamora i Martín (born March 6, 1972, in Llucmajor, Majorca) is a writer, literary critic and cultural manager from Majorca. He is a self-proclaimed member of the poetic group called Imparables ("Unstoppables"). Biography Sebastià has a degree in Catalan language, Catalan philology from Universitat de les Illes Balears, and became known with collection of poems ''Rafel'' (1994; Premi Salvador Espriu). He has also published ''Apoteosi del cercle'' (1997), ''Mula morta'' (2001) and ''El benestar'' (2003). As a writer, he has published ''L'extinció'' (1999), ''Sara i Jeremies'' (2002), ''La pell i la princesa'' (2005), ''Nit de l'ànima'' (2007), ''Miracle a Llucmajor'' (2010) and ''Dos amics de vint anys'' (2013). He is the author of the essay about Gabriel Janer Manila ''L'escriptura del Foc'' (1998). He also participated in ''Imparables, Una antologia'' (2004) and he has published with Hèctor Bofill and Manuel Forcano ''Dogmàtica Imparable'' (2005). His novel ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bartomeu Rosselló-Pòrcel
Bartomeu Rosselló-Pòrcel (; 3 August 1913 in Palma, Majorca – 5 January 1938 in El Brull, Barcelona) was a Spanish Balearic poet, who wrote in Catalan. He was born to a modest family and completed his secondary school education as a student of Gabriel Alomar i Villalong in l'Institut de Palma. He completed his bachelor's degree in arts and philosophy in Barcelona where he met his lifelong friend and renowned Catalan poet, Salvador Espriu. Rosselló-Pòrcel dedicated 'Imitació del Foc' to Espriu. He completed his PhD degree in Madrid. In 1933, he embarked on a university Mediterranean cruise with Espriu and two of his other colleagues, touring Egypt, Lebanon, Greece, Rhodes, and Palestine. When in Palestine, he and Espriu heard what may have been the last records of Qatalanit, a Jewish diasporic language also known as Judeo-Catalan. In the final days of his trip, he fell ill with tuberculosis. He died of tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan-language Poets
Catalan () is a Western Romance language and is the official language of Andorra, and the official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community, where it is called ''Valencian'' (). It has semi-official status in the Italian ''comune'' of Alghero, and it is spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Països Catalans". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. It became the language of the Principality of Catalonia and the kingdoms of Valencia and Mallorca, being present throughout the Mediterranean. Replaced by Spanish as a language of government and literature in the 1700s, Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. With the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan-language Writers
Catalan () is a Western Romance languages, Western Romance language and is the official language of Andorra, and the official language of three autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community, where it is called ''Valencian language, Valencian'' (). It has semi-official status in the Italy, Italian ''comune'' of Alghero, and it is spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the La Franja, eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Països Catalans". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. It became the language of the Principality of Catalonia and the kingdoms of kingdom of Valencia, Valencia and Kingdom of Majorca, Mallorca, being present throughout the Mediterranean. Replaced by Spanish as a language of gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associació D'Escriptors En Llengua Catalana
The Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (, "Association of Writers in the Catalan Language", or "Association of Catalan-Language Writers"), also known by the acronym and initialism, acronym AELC, is a professional organisation of authors, poets, scriptwriters, translators and other writers in the Catalan language. It is headquartered in Barcelona. History The organisation was formerly instituted on 31 October 1977, following a 1975 resolution at a congress of Catalan culture to form a professional association of Catalan writers, with the participation of more than 100 writers from all of the Catalan-speaking territories, that is to say, Catalonia, the Valencian area, the Balearic Islands, and as well with the written participation of another 100 writers who could not personally attend the ceremony. From 1977 to 1988, the AELC developed the representative functions of the literary vitality of the Catalan countries with the desire to articulate a program that would be an instr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporació Catalana De Mitjans Audiovisuals
The Catalan Media Corporation (; ) is the public radio and television company in Catalonia owned by Generalitat de Catalunya. The CCRTV is a public corporation created by the Generalitat de Catalunya by a Founding Act that passed the Parliament of Catalonia on 18 May 1983. It answers to the Parliamentary Control Commission and to the Catalan Audiovisual Council. It is funded through the Generalitat's General Budget as well as by income and yield from CCRTV's own activities. Its subsidiaries can partly finance themselves through advertising, sponsorship and the sale of merchandise and programming. Catalunya Ràdio started broadcasting on 20 June 1983, while its first television channel, TV3, started its trial broadcast on 11 September that year. In September 2006, CCRTV received the EFQM Excellence Award for its organisational gestion. Budget The current allocation from the Catalan government to the public broadcaster is 343 million euros for 2015 which is similar in size and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josep Pla Award
The Josep Pla Award (; ) is a Spanish literary prize, awarded by the Destino publishing house since 1968, to a prose text written in Catalan. It is open to all genres: novel, short story, narrative, travel book, memoir, biography, diary, etc. Its name pays tribute to Josep Pla, considered one of the most important prose writers of contemporary Catalan literature. It is one of the most prestigious prizes awarded to literature in Catalan. The award ceremony takes place every 6 January, during the night of Epiphany, at the in Barcelona. The Premio Nadal Premio Nadal is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually by the publishing house Ediciones Destino, part of Planeta. It has been awarded every year on 6 January since 1944. The Josep Pla Award for Catalan literature is given at the same ceremon ... is also awarded at the same ceremony. Winners References External links * {{Authority control 1968 establishments in Spain Awards established in 1968 Catalan literary awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floral Games
Floral Games were any of a series of historically related poetry contests with floral prizes. In Occitan, their original language, and Catalan they are known as (, ; modern or ). In French, they became the (), and in Basque (). The original contests may have been inspired by the Roman Floralia () held in honour of Flora. Toulouse The original floral games of the troubadours were held by the in Toulouse, annually from 1324, traditionally on 1 May. It is considered the oldest literary society in Europe. One contestant would receive the ''violeta d'aur'', golden violet, for the poem judged the best. The second prize was a silver wild rose (''eglantina''), and the other prizes, awarded for particular poetic forms, were similarly floral. The first prize was awarded on 3 May 1324 to Arnaut Vidal de Castelnou d'Ari for a '' sirventes'' in praise of the Virgin Mary. The contests were held intermittently until 1484, when the last prize was awarded to Arnaut Bernart de Tarascon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Award Ciutat De Palma De Novel·la
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Obra Cultural Balear
Obra or Obras may refer to: * Obra (river), a river in west Poland * Obra, Uttar Pradesh, a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India * Obra, Bihar, a town in Bihar, India ** Obra, Bihar Assembly constituency, Bihar * Obra, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency, India * Obra, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland * Öbrä, a village in Biektaw District, Tatarstan, Russia * Tiento, a musical genre also known as ''obra'' * Oregon Bicycle Racing Association * ''Obra'' (TV drama), a TV drama series on GTV in Ghana * ''Obra'' (TV program), a drama anthology airing on GMA Network * Obras Sanitarias, an Argentine basketball team ** Estadio Obras Sanitarias, stadium of the Argentine team, also used for music concerts * Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, a United States statute signed by President George H.W. Bush * Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (or OBRA-93) was a federal law that was enacted by the 103 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
